Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Fort Worth, TX to Long Beach, CA flatbed rate

$4,286flatbed

+3.4% from last month

Per mile: $3.02
Distance: 1,419 mi
Typical range: $3,686–$4,886
Transit: 3 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Fort Worth to Long Beach price history

3 months: +8.6%
1 year: +18.4%
5 years: +24.8%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $2,900
Fuel: $1,386
All-in estimate: $4,286

Return trip

Long Beach → Fort Worth$6,295

This direction runs 32% below the return trip. Leaving TX prices below the national average and arriving in CA prices below it.

Fort Worth to Long Beach by truck type

Estimated cost from Fort Worth, TX to Long Beach, CA by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$3,554	$2.50	$3,163 – $3,945
53' refrigerated	$4,235	$2.98	$3,684 – $4,786
48' flatbed	$4,286	$3.02	$3,686 – $4,886
Step deck	$4,669	$3.29	$3,922 – $5,416
Power only	$3,145	$2.22	$2,736 – $3,553
Hotshot	$2,374	$1.67	$1,970 – $2,777
26' box truck	$2,324	$1.64	$1,976 – $2,673
Sprinter van	$1,422	$1.00	$1,194 – $1,649

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More lanes from Fort Worth

48' flatbed lanes from Fort Worth, TX
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,653 mi	$6,537	$3.95	$5,622 – $7,452	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,435 mi	$4,326	$3.01	$3,721 – $4,932	3 d
Chicago, IL	967 mi	$3,105	$3.21	$2,671 – $3,540	3 d
Houston, TX	280 mi	$1,482	$5.29	$1,275 – $1,690	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,007 mi	$3,590	$3.57	$3,087 – $4,093	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,567 mi	$5,944	$3.79	$5,112 – $6,776	4 d
San Antonio, TX	283 mi	$1,490	$5.27	$1,282 – $1,699	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,354 mi	$4,123	$3.05	$3,546 – $4,701	3 d

More lanes into Long Beach

48' flatbed lanes into Long Beach, CA
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	2,895 mi	$8,479	$2.93	$7,292 – $9,666	7 d
Chicago, IL	2,058 mi	$7,543	$3.67	$6,487 – $8,599	5 d
Houston, TX	1,608 mi	$4,760	$2.96	$4,093 – $5,426	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	413 mi	$1,441	$3.49	$1,239 – $1,643	1 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,824 mi	$7,361	$2.61	$6,331 – $8,392	6 d
San Antonio, TX	1,406 mi	$4,254	$3.03	$3,658 – $4,849	3 d
San Diego, CA	106 mi	$1,416	$13.36	$1,218 – $1,614	1 d
Dallas, TX	1,458 mi	$4,384	$3.01	$3,770 – $4,998	4 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Fort Worth, TX to Long Beach, CA?

A 48' flatbed from Fort Worth, TX to Long Beach, CA is estimated at $4,286 all-in in October 2026, or $3.02 a mile over about 1,419 mi. Quotes typically land between $3,686 and $4,886.

How far is Fort Worth, TX from Long Beach, CA by truck?

About 1,419 mi by road, estimated from the straight-line distance. A solo driver covers it in roughly 3 days of transit.

How much of the price is fuel?

About $1,386 of the $4,286 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $2,900 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Long Beach, CA to Fort Worth, TX?

The reverse direction is estimated at $6,295, which makes Fort Worth, TX to Long Beach, CA 32% cheaper. Direction matters because trucks are scarcer leaving some markets than others.

Lane history applies the current origin and destination adjustments to the national series back to December 2003. Methodology